Our client is currently seeking a Project Manager Senior Project Manager -

Quality & Compliance Operations Location:

Thousand Oaks, CA (Onsite)

Duration:

Long-Term Contract Position Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to support a high-visibility quality and compliance portfolio within a regulated life sciences environment. This role will be responsible for providing centralized project management, coordination, and visibility for quality-related records, including deviations, investigations, CAPAs, and change controls. The ideal candidate is a highly organized project leader with experience managing multiple complex workstreams, driving cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring timely completion of quality system activities. This position focuses on project execution, governance, reporting, and stakeholder communication rather than serving as the technical investigator or record owner. Key Responsibilities Lead and coordinate multiple concurrent projects and quality-related initiatives from initiation through closure. Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, trackers, dashboards, action logs, and status reports. Monitor project progress, milestones, deliverables, risks, and dependencies to ensure successful execution. Facilitate cross-functional meetings, working sessions, and leadership reviews. Coordinate activities across Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, and other business functions. Track aging records, due dates, overdue actions, extensions, and closure timelines while proactively escalating risks and issues. Support investigation activities, root cause analyses, impact assessments, CAPAs, and effectiveness checks. Provide leadership with meaningful portfolio metrics, status updates, risk assessments, and resource forecasts. Ensure all documentation, meeting minutes, action items, and project records are maintained accurately and consistently. Drive stakeholder alignment and support continuous improvement of project management and quality processes. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience, OR Master's degree with 5+ years of experience, OR equivalent combination of education and experience. Strong project management experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other highly regulated industries. Experience managing deviations, nonconformances, investigations, CAPAs, change controls, or similar quality system processes. Experience using electronic Quality Management Systems (eQMS) such as TrackWise, Veeva, MasterControl, or similar platforms. Proficiency with project management tools, reporting systems, and data visualization tools. Strong stakeholder management, meeting facilitation, communication, and conflict resolution skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive projects to completion in a fast-paced environment. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting quality systems within manufacturing, engineering, operations, or combination product organizations. Knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies and quality compliance processes. PMP or other project management certification preferred. Experience presenting portfolio metrics and executive-level status reporting. Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available to qualified candidates who meet eligibility requirements.